The point is that you avoid shooting a man who is presumed innocent until proven otherwise? Who is not visibly armed? Because there is already a major conflict nearby because of a similar situation? And because it is your job as an officer to de escalate a situation before you shoot someone?
And they did advance, as soon as they got out of the car they approached him, again with their guns pointing at him. They didn't do their jobs correctly. I don't think they were malicious monsters, but they were in the wrong (as was the man, clearly).
But he did seem to get what he wanted, at least in that impulsive heat of emotion. Still doesn't excuse the officers. Don't make the mistake of attributing that small glimpse of his life as a defining character trait or longstanding motivation - we don't know that.
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